With a Finite-Source Model, Increasing the Arrival Rate by 10

question 99

Multiple Choice

With a finite-source model, increasing the arrival rate by 10 percent and also increasing the service rate by 10 percent will result in:

• A) a decrease in the utilization of the server.
• B) no change in the average number of customers in the system.
• C) an increase in the average number of customers in the waiting line.
• D) an increase in the waiting time in line.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis, based on the statistical model used.

Level of Significance

A threshold within statistical hypothesis testing that determines whether to accept or reject the null hypothesis, paralleling the concept of a significance level but emphasizing its critical value in analysis.

Means

The average of a set of values, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the number of values.

Populations

Refers to the entire group of individuals or items that are the subject of a statistical study.